When Ohio State starts preparing to play Michigan State in Saturday's Big Ten Championship Game, it may be without a starter on the offensive line.

Buckeye right guard Marcus Hall was one of three players ejected from Saturday's 42-41 win against Michigan after a fight following a kickoff. Freshman Dontre Wilson, who had his helmet pulled off, threw a punch and was ejected as well. Hall wasn't on the field for the play and ran over from the sideline.

Michigan linebacker Royce Jenkins-Stone also was ejected. But it could be Hall who faces more discipline either from Buckeye head coach Urban Meyer or the Big Ten.

While he exited the field to the locker room, Hall, a fifth-year senior, raised both hands and flipped the middle finger to Michigan fans.

"Yeah, I'll take care of that," Meyer said of Hall. "I'm disappointed.

"I don't know where (the fight) came from. We had a chat about that. That's not acceptable."

Ohio State players said injured captain Christian Bryant and former NFL Pro Bowler and defensive line coach Mike Vrabel addressed the team at halftime.

"It was real intense," safety Tyvis Powell said.

The message was stop trash talking and play within themselves.

Even quarterback Braxton Miller ran in from the sideline to defend Wilson.

"Dontre, he's a little freshman," said Miller, who goes 6-foot-2, 215 pounds. "I seen he was getting mugged and pushed. I was running out there to help him as a leader and some Michigan guy tried to take my head off."

It took officials a few minutes to sort out the play and the ejections. The Big Ten will review the film and the officials' report of the incident before deciding if more punishment is needed.

Bad day for pass "D"

Michigan QB Devin Gardner had his best day throwing the football since he threw for more than 500 yards in a shootout win against Indiana in October. The Buckeye pass defense has been under fire this season, and it was the reason the Wolverines had so much success moving the football.

"Our pass defense reared its head again and we have to keep working on that," Meyer said.

Michigan offensive coordinator Al Borges may have saved his job with his performance Saturday. He hit the Buckeyes on three throwback screen passes. Meyer said he had seen the Wolverines do it before, but admitted the success was a combination of catching OSU in the wrong defense at the right time.

"We're pretty disappointed as a defense," linebacker Ryan Shazier said. "We're better than that. We had a bad game."

Hyde moving up

Running back Carlos Hyde finished with 226 yards on 27 carries and has 1,290 on the season. Hyde averaged 8.4 yards a carry, which was better than his 7.7 coming into the game. His 226 is the most by a Buckeye running back against Michigan

Page 2 of 2 - "It means a lot," Hyde said. "But I want to give credit to my offensive line. They did a great job today, a great job. That helped me make history. They go into history with me."

Braxton's record

Miller is 26-6 as a starter. Despite his passing struggles, he managed to rush for 153 yards and it was the third game in a row that Miller and Hyde have each rushed for more than 100 yards.